With Cadillac DPi-V.Rs making up five of the seven cars in the top Daytona Prototype international class following Mazda’s exit, the odds were stacked against Acura, the Japanese manufacturer only represented by one-car efforts from defending winner WTR and Meyer Shank Racing.
However, both Ganassi Cadillacs dropped out of contention with mechanical gremlins and Action Express Racing’s enduro-only Ally entry suffered heavy damage in an incident with a GT car, leaving an even fight between the two Acura ARX-05s and the remaining Caddys of AXR and JDC-Miller Motorsports in the final quarter of the race.
